Iron IIA

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Iron IIA is an early phase of the Iron Age in the Levant, marked by the emergence of regional kingdoms, distinctive pottery styles, and significant developments in urbanization and metallurgy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Iron Age phase
archaeological period
alsoKnownAs early Iron II
appliesTo Aram-Damascus region NERFINISHED
Judah NERFINISHED
Philistia NERFINISHED
Phoenicia NERFINISHED
Transjordanian kingdoms NERFINISHED
ancient Israel NERFINISHED
associatedWith development of local scribal and administrative systems
formation of territorial states in the Levant
characterizedBy advances in metallurgy
development of urbanization
distinctive pottery styles
emergence of regional kingdoms
fortified cities
increasing social complexity
monumental architecture
regional political centralization
evidenceType architectural remains
ceramic typology
metallurgical remains
radiocarbon dating
follows Iron I
hasEndTime c. 800 BCE
c. 840 BCE
c. 900 BCE
hasFeature administrative buildings and storehouses
city walls and gates
collared-rim storage jars (late use and transition)
continued use of bronze alongside iron
developed iron-working technology
expansion of long-distance trade networks
planned urban layouts in some sites
red-slipped and burnished pottery
standardized ceramic assemblages
wheel-burnished bowls
hasStartTime c. 1000 BCE
locatedIn Levant NERFINISHED
partOf Iron Age NERFINISHED
precedes Iron IIB
researchTopic chronology debates in Levantine archaeology
emergence of Israel and Judah as kingdoms
stratigraphicRole defines ceramic horizons in Levantine sites
temporalContext early 1st millennium BCE
usedBy Levantine archaeologists
Near Eastern archaeologists
biblical archaeologists

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Iron Age II hasSubperiod Iron IIA